[Easy Green for 5 gal?]

IMO a pipette is the way to go so you can dial in your dose. Diluting the ferts also dilutes the anti mold additives potentially giving mold a change to grow.

[Aquarium Memes]

[Fish doodles]

@RovingGinger

Loving seeing your doodles around the forum. IMO comission worthy.

[How to tell when fish have outgrown a tank]

1 hour ago, Daniel said:

Equation = 2 ^N x T*cos(D*$)². If this number is not zero, and if a 29 gallon aquarium looks about the same to your spouse as a 40 breeder (substitute appropriately depending on spouse). Then it is time to get a larger tank.

It's a statistical certainly that that equation will not be zero lol.

[How to tell when fish have outgrown a tank]

15 minutes ago, gcalberto said:

First of all, thanks for the answer!

Well, water quality is (at least for now) a non issue. the filtration I got should be enough for a tank twice that size, as long as it's not heavily stocked.

Glad to help ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ ) One thing to note is that our filters don't know how big the tank is, it's all dependent on bio-load so be sure to make periodic water testing a habit. GL

[Is hygrophila delicious?]

Delicious? Perhaps but I would not eat it without ranch.

[How to tell when fish have outgrown a tank]

The first metric is water quality, when your filtration and maintenance schedule can no longer keep ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, ect in check something needs to be changed.

Second would be quality of life, if they're negatively impacted by the size of the aquarium, which is subjective and depends on setup so maybe someone else who knows more about those species can comment.

[Membership at no cost with Google Rewards]

I still think it's nice, I've bought a couple audio books through it, but to your point my life is typically pretty habitual as far as shopping goes. Google only cared to ask me a few times if I went to Jewel AGAIN..... Glad you guys are cleaning up with it.

[Membership at no cost with Google Rewards]

Results may vary, I've been at it for over a year and have gotten far less. I got a lot of surveys at first but now I only get surverys about once a week.

[PPS-Pro - your experience]

As a mirror to the Walstad thread here is a thread about sharing your experience with PPS-Pro, linked below.

PPS-Pro

Personally I already had the fertilizer salts when I learned about this method but you can also perform something similar by dilluting Easy Green down to a daily dose. This method has worked great for me keeping my plants healthy and growing. Most of the salts I was able to get bulk off of ebay and for micros I use GLA's micromix.

[Sunrise and Sunset Photos and Videos]

Peotone IL - Just now

[Things rarely work out as I intended]

Funny how nature cares little about our efforts. If the right habitat is there creatures will show up and thrive.

Also I think we should do nice things for our wives irrespective of whether or not there are worms in the fridge. (◔ ⌣ ◔)

[Walstad/similar methodologies - your experience]

In my experience I have found the PPS-Pro method to work well and the site to have very valuable information. I've spoken with Edward and he has been a great help.

PPS-Pro Site

The closest I get to dirted is to let some mulm build up in the substrate before adding plants.

[DIY UV Sterilizer for under $15]

I used this project to get rid of greenwater in my 2.5 gallon for cheap but this project can easily be scaled up to larger tanks. The price assumes you already have an air pump, airline, and air stone. The only tools required are a saw and drill.

First you will need a UV bulb that you can get off ebay for $12 and a some pvc pipe, you can get a 2" diameter x 2' length at homedepot for under $3. -> UV light on ebay

Cut the pvp so it's long enough to be pushed into the substrate and so the top is above the water line. Then drill holes around the pipe (see pictures) near the botton and near the top. Once that's done put the pipe in the tank vertically and place the UV bulb inside the pipe between the sets of drilled holes to keep your eyes safe from the UV light and put in an airstone near the bottom of the pipe. The air will create lift and pull water in the bottom holes and push it out the top holes. And that's it you're done, UV sterilizer for cheap.

Also whenever the greenwater or pest ect are gone just remove the bulb and add bio balls to convert it to an oxygen rich bio reactor. Happy building ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )

[Fish modified by man. Share your thoughts!]

IMO our differences of opinion here will lie in our objective or subjective moral groundings which I believe are outside the perview of this forum.

Generally speaking I think it's very important to be consistent in our views,

That being said, IMO nature is beautiful, brutal, and unforgiving. Wild fish are heavily pressured to be a specific color/shape/ect and nature cares about survival, not comfort. I personally wouldn't draw many lines when it comes man stepping in as the hand of nature and making genetic variants. And the nice thing is most consider fish to be the most beautiful when they are thriving and not suffering.

[Big tanks vs. Little tanks, pros and cons.]

Big tanks... small tanks.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯   I generally prefer nano fish because they can make even a small aquarium feel big.

[1930s historically accurate planted aquarium]

Dean might be your best resource on this one.

[Planted Aquarium HOB or no HOB]

11 hours ago, Leo2o915 said:

Just have a sponge filter on my 20 long wondering you y’all recommend a HOB too or since it’s planted and got shrimp I don’t need the HOB 

Only doing water parameter tests will be able to answer whether you need more filtration or not. Try tetra test strips or API's master kit.

[A few questions..]

On 7/24/2020 at 7:49 PM, Tiffany said:

I am curious about raising my ph (without adding "chemicals")

What do consider a "chemical" and why not use them?

[Hair Algae in Planted Aquarium]

I have never been able to defeat it, but I have found that giant duckweed helps suppress it and keeps it manageable since it competes with it.

[Filter Optimization Techniques]

I figure BB need surface area and oxygen so when hot rodding I like to use bio balls and add an air stone to bubble under them maxing oxygen and increasing flow. Sort of like a pseudo ziss filter.

[Transferring fish outdoors]

It will very likely be just fine to put them out in those temps. And even if it's a little outside their natural range Cory has often said fish can handle one water parameter being off if the rest are good.

What kind of live bearers?

[You might be a fish nerd]

5 hours ago, Daniel said:

Son (bursting into tears), "Dad, I wish I had two broken legs!

Me, "Oh no! Why?"

Son, "So I didn't have to change the bettas jars every morning!"

He's 26 years old now, and we both laugh about it. And I think he has even forgiven me for breaking his legs.

Meanwhile in another universe...

[Snails]

Love snails, specifically ramshorn and MTS.

Ramshorns are hermaphroditic and lay eggs similar to pond snails, they have thin shells, no trap door cover, have several color morphs and patterns, they have hemoglobin in their blood so it's actually red, and they often keep a little bubble in their shell so they can float but they will push it out and sink if they get bothered enough.

And IMO MTS are the perfect partner snail to ramshorns. They are male/female and give birth to live snails, have thick shells, they have a trap door cover, and best of all they burro into the top 3/8" of the substrate and slowly churn the top layer.

[Lets see your brine shrimp hatcheries]

On 7/21/2020 at 9:37 PM, tuculover said:

You guys and your super clean setups...😖

Didn't want to spring for the blender until I tried this a few times. Can anyone tell me what the white spheres are that settle with the shrimp?

It's also possible that you may be harvesting a little early for your temps.